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Get ACT-ive Outdoors This Summer! ACT (Agility Course Test) and ACT Jumpers are the perfect way to get active and have fun this summer! These entry-level events are designed to introduce and welcome beginner dogs and handlers to the AKC sport of Agility. All ACT events are offered virtually meaning you can get started on basic Agility skills from […]

American Kennel Club Library & Archives logo American Kennel Club Library & Archives The American Kennel Club Library & Archives preserves the history of purebred dogs, the AKC, and the wider dog sport dog community. As one of the largest canine research collections in the world and the only national repository dedicated to the sport […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC®) honored recipients of the AKC® Lifetime Achievement Awards at the annual Delegates Meeting Luncheon, in conjunction with the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin in Orlando, Florida. The winners received an engraved silver Revere bowl. A larger Tiffany and Co. bowl, engraved with the names of all recipients past […]

The American Kennel Club (AKC®) honored recipients of the AKC® Lifetime Achievement Awards at the annual Delegates Meeting Luncheon, in conjunction with the AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin in Orlando, Florida. The winners received an engraved silver Revere bowl. A larger Tiffany and Co. bowl, engraved with the names of all recipients past […]

Warrior Ancestors Many canine historians believe that huge, fierce Molossian dogs, kept by the Ancient Greeks, were brought to British shores by Phoenician traders in the sixth century BC and became the ancestors of the early mastiff-type dogs. These canine giants were used as dogs of war. Julius Caesar, in his account of the Roman […]

By: Zach Simpson Zach Simpson is a16-year-old from Wadsworth, IL, who knows exactly what he wants for his future. An All Honors or Advanced Placement student, this Junior is heavily involved in competitive shooting as well as his Hunting Test activities with his Vizsla, Otis, who Zach trained and handled to his Master Hunter title. […]

This issue’s tip is from trainer Lindsay Clark of LC’s Competitive Edge Dog Training in Reddick, Fla., and captain of AKC Agility League teams, LC’s Competitive Edge 1 & 2. Lindsay tells us how to use targeting to enhance your dog’s performance in agility and other sports. One of the first things I teach my dogs […]

In observance of the fifth anniversary (April 1) of AKC Canine Partners dogs in competition, we are honoring some of the first top achievers in the program. Woodacre’s Court Jester UD RAE is the first All-American Dog to earn the AKC Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) title which he achieved on Dec. 29, 2010 – just […]

Deaf dogs can participate in a number of AKC events and dog sports. Learn more about some amazing canine athletes who are deaf and how their trainers work with them.